Country size comparison
compared to
South Africa is about 1.3 times bigger than Nigeria.
Nigeria is approximately 923,768 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 32% larger than Nigeria. Meanwhile, the population of Nigeria is ~225.1 million people (167.6 million fewer people live in South Africa).
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